"a remarkable turnaround and achieved survival with games to spare; Hull City fans christened this season ""the Great Escape"". ""Hull City's score comes first"" 1998–99 Hull City A.F.C. season During the 1998–99 English football season, Hull City A.F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division. In November 1998 after a poor start to the season, Mark Hateley departed the club and Warren Joyce was asked to stand in as caretaker manager. Hull soon made the appointment permanent with Joyce taking on the dual role of player-manager. At the time of his appointment, the Tigers were rooted to the foot of"
"formation in 1904. Vice-chairman Ehab Allam said ""AFC"" would remain on the club badge for the 2013–14 season, but removed the “AFC” after . In response, a Premier League spokesman said, ""We have not been informed of a change in the name of the actual club. They will still be known as Hull City as far as the Premier League is concerned when results or fixtures are published."" According to its chairman, by 2014, the club would be further renamed ""Hull Tigers,"" because, as he claimed, ""in marketing, the shorter the name the more powerful [it is],"" while ""Association Football"
"won Division One, earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 2009 they changed their name to St Andrews, and then to Hull United in 2014, when the club was rebranded, adopting a new nickname (""the Citizens"") and changing their kit colours to black and white, echoing Hull City's original kit. Originally based at East Mount Recreation Centre, following their re-branding as Hull United the club moved to Dene Park, located in the village of Dunswell on the northern outskirts of Hull. The ground was originally the home of fellow Northern Counties East League side Hall Road Rangers F.C., who continued"
"mutual consent after a run of bad results. On 7 December 2017, Nigel Adkins was appointed as head coach on an 18-month contract and Andy Crosby was appointed as his assistant. History of Hull City A.F.C. Hull City A.F.C. were founded on 28 June 1904. For some years before these attempts were made to found a football club, but in a city dominated initially by rugby league with the likes of Hull F.C. and Hull Kingston Rovers this proved difficult. The first season for Hull City consisted of friendly matches; because of the time of founding, City were unable to"
"as well as providing assurance for a further £10 million. Following the takeover, it was confirmed on the official club website that Assem Allam would take up the role of chairman at the club. On 4 May 2013, Hull City clinched promotion back to the Premier League. On 9 August 2013, Allam announced that the club would discard its 109-year old name and be, henceforth, ""marketed"" as Hull City Tigers locally and Hull Tigers to national and international audiences. Announcing the change in the ""Hull Daily Mail"" newspaper, he said: ""'Hull City' is irrelevant...it is common. I want the club"
"to respect it."" On 11 December 2013, a spokesman for Hull City announced that the club had formally applied to the Football Association to have its name changed to ""Hull Tigers"" from the 2014–15 season onwards. The FA Council, which has ""absolute discretion"" in deciding whether to approve the plan or not, stated the next day that it would follow a ""consultation process"" with stakeholders, ""including the club's supporter groups."" Some brand and marketing experts have come out in support of the name change. Nigel Currie, director of sports marketing agency Brand Rapport, stated that ""the whole process has been"
"BT Tower on 5 December 2016. Hull were drawn at home to fellow Premier League team Swansea City. The match took place on 7 January 2017 at the KCOM Stadium and was the first game with new head coach Marco Silva in charge. The first half saw chances at both ends of the field but no one was able to break the deadlock. The second half started in the same way but soon after Abel Hernández was introduced, in place of Markus Henriksen, Hull broke the deadlock when Hernández turned in a cross from Shaun Maloney after 78-minutes. A goal"
"Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Founded in 1904, the club plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. In 2007–08, they achieved promotion to the top flight of English football for the first time in their history by winning the Championship play-off Final at Wembley Stadium. Their highest league finish was in 2013–14, when they finished 16th in the table, a season in which they also reached the final of the FA Cup. Hull City play home games at the KCOM Stadium, having"
"to be the Hull City Psychos, Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Founded in 1904, the club plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. In 2007–08, they achieved promotion to the top flight of English football for the first time in their history by winning the Championship play-off Final at Wembley Stadium. Their highest league finish was in 2013–14, when they finished 16th in the table, a season in which they also reached the final of the FA Cup. Hull City play home"
"country. The friendly match against Gor Mahia ended in a 0–0 draw, and was decided on penalties with Hull winning 4–3. 2017–18 Hull City A.F.C. season The 2017–18 season is Hull City's first season back in the Championship following their relegation the last season in their 114th year in existence. Along with the Championship, the club are competing in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. As of 6 July, Hull City have announced five pre-season friendlies against Oxford United, Bristol Rovers, both in Portugal, Nantes, Benfica and"
"Paul Duffen Paul Jeremy Duffen (born 31 July 1958 in Woodford Green, Essex, England) is a British businessman and entrepreneur, whose public profile was most prominent as Chairman of the football club Hull City A.F.C. between 2007 and 2010. Duffen became Chairman of publishing firm Newsdesk Media in June 2011. Additionally, Duffen sits on the boards of several companies, including Pro-Cure Therapeutics Ltd, a life sciences business based in York and RISC Management Ltd, a London-based security consultancy. In June 2007, Duffen, in a consortium with majority shareholder Russell Bartlett, purchased Hull City from Adam Pearson for a reported £13"
"Paul Duffen Paul Jeremy Duffen (born 31 July 1958 in Woodford Green, Essex, England) is a British businessman and entrepreneur, whose public profile was most prominent as Chairman of the football club Hull City A.F.C. between 2007 and 2010. Duffen became Chairman of publishing firm Newsdesk Media in June 2011. Additionally, Duffen sits on the boards of several companies, including Pro-Cure Therapeutics Ltd, a life sciences business based in York and RISC Management Ltd, a London-based security consultancy. In June 2007, Duffen, in a consortium with majority shareholder Russell Bartlett, purchased Hull City from Adam Pearson for a reported £13"
"a fee £1.25 million by Super League Europe. The Association of Premiership Clubs blocked attempts for the newly merged company to enter a separate Hull-based team in the Northern Ford Premiership and so the new club would be called 'Hull FC' and play all their home games in Hull itself. The 'merger' has since been accepted to be a simple takeover of Thunder by Hull F.C. to allow them to retain their Super League status. Fans of the original Gateshead club who were opposed to the merger established Thunder Storm, a grassroots organization to keep the clubs separate. Although this"
"to be special. It is about identity. 'City' is a lousy identity. 'Hull City Association Football Club' is so long."" The club's Managing Director Nick Thompson urged supporters ""to judge it in the fullness of time."" The announcement stated that all references to ""AFC"" on club branding will be phased out, although they will remain on the shirt crest during their first season back in the Premier League. Allam justified the name change as part of his plans to create ""additional sources of revenue"" for the club, after Hull City Council refused to sell him the stadium freehold so he"
"June 2015, Hull City announced a series of local pre-season friendlies against Grimsby Town, North Ferriby United, Mansfield Town, Scunthorpe United, Barnsley and Nottingham Forest. On 28 June 2016, two friendlies were announced to take place in Austria, against Çaykur Rizespor and Torino. On 15 June 2016, the fixtures for the season were announced and Hull start the season with a home tie against champions Leicester City on 13 August 2016. The season concludes with a home game against Tottenham Hotspur on 21 May 2017. Hull enter the FA Cup in the third-round with the draw taking place at the"
"day, leaving the Tigers bottom of the Premier League and three points adrift of safety. On 5 January 2017, the club announced the appointment of Marco Silva as the new head coach until the end of the 2016–17 season. Hull were relegated back to the Championship on 14 May 2017, following their 4–0 away defeat to Crystal Palace. On 25 May 2017, following relegation from the Premier League manager Marco Silva resigned. On 9 June 2017, the club announced the appointment of Leonid Slutsky as head coach. On 3 December 2017, Leonid Slutsky and Oleg Yarovinsky left the club by"
"lost the game against Manchester United 0–1, however Newcastle United and Middlesbrough also lost their games against Aston Villa and West Ham respectively, thus securing a second Premier League season for Hull City. On 10 June 2009, Hull City were officially announced as part of the Barclays Asia Trophy 2009. In this 4-team tournament Hull City competed against two English sides, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, as well local side Beijing Guoan, who they beat 5–4 on a penalty shoot out after a 1–1 draw. On 31 July 2009, Hull City faced Tottenham Hotspur in the final of the"
"2017–18 Hull City A.F.C. season The 2017–18 season is Hull City's first season back in the Championship following their relegation the last season in their 114th year in existence. Along with the Championship, the club are competing in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. As of 6 July, Hull City have announced five pre-season friendlies against Oxford United, Bristol Rovers, both in Portugal, Nantes, Benfica and Ajax. The players returned to pre-season training on 3 July 2017. On 11 July 2017 the team travelled to Portugal for"
"2016–17 Hull City A.F.C. season The 2016–17 season is Hull City's first season back in the Premier League following their promotion via the 2016 Football League play-offs last season in their 113th year in existence. Along with the Premier League, the club competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. Hull were relegated back to the Championship on 14 May 2017, following their 4–0 away defeat to Crystal Palace. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. The Tigers will hold a pre-season training camp in Portugal from 5 to 16 July 2016. On 13"
"Year. 2016–17 Hull City A.F.C. season The 2016–17 season is Hull City's first season back in the Premier League following their promotion via the 2016 Football League play-offs last season in their 113th year in existence. Along with the Premier League, the club competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. Hull were relegated back to the Championship on 14 May 2017, following their 4–0 away defeat to Crystal Palace. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. The Tigers will hold a pre-season training camp in Portugal from 5 to 16 July 2016. On"
"in October 2018 which could see the team become ""East Hull"" the following season, as well as considering a relocation to Dunswell Park on the northern edge of Hull. Shortly before the end of the 1982–83 Football League season, Robert Maxwell, the then-owner and chairman of Oxford United Football Club, announced that he had made a deal with the owners of nearby Reading to amalgamate the two teams to create a new club he proposed to name ""Thames Valley Royals"". This appellation combined a loose term for the geographical region, ""Thames Valley"", with the Reading team's nickname, ""the Royals"". With"
"a 12 per cent decrease on their previous season in the Premier League, while their 2017–18 campaign back in the Championship has so far been averaging just 15,980 fans. In spite of attendances falling, vice-chairman Ehab Allam has defended the new scheme, and has stated that it will remain. Allam's running of the club came under criticism in the summer of 2016, when after Hull City had regained promotion to the Premier League, the club only had twelve fit senior professionals available to play in the club's opening day fixture against reigning champions Leicester City, with no acquisitions having been"
"33 points. Hull City are the main team who finished 3rd in the Championship in season 2007-08 and were promoted to the Premier League after winning the play-offs. Hull City A.F.C. Reserves and Juniors Teams affiliated with Hull City A.F.C. include Hull City A.F.C. Juniors and Hull City A.F.C. Reserves. Hull City Reserves play in The Final Third Development League, the oldest reserve league in England, East Division and are managed by Stephen Clemence. They play their home fixtures at Grange Lane in nearby North Ferriby, the home ground of Conference North club North Ferriby United. They won the Final"
"Hull City A.F.C. in European football Hull City Association Football Club is an English football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. The club was founded in 1904 and has competed in the English football league system since 1905. Their first major European campaign was the UEFA Europa League in 2014–15. The club also entered the Anglo-Italian Cup and the Anglo-Scottish Cup. Hull's first and only appearance in the Anglo-Italian Cup came in 1973, while Terry Neill was manager. City were one of eight English clubs involved; the others were Blackpool, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Luton Town, Manchester"
"in the ""Hull Daily Mail"" newspaper, he said: ""'Hull City' is irrelevant...it is common. I want the club to be special. It is about identity. 'City' is a lousy identity. 'Hull City Association Football Club' is so long."" The club's Managing Director Nick Thompson urged supporters ""to judge it in the fullness of time."" The announcement stated that all references to ""AFC"" on club branding will be phased out, although they will remain on the shirt crest during their first season back in the Premier League. Allam justified the name change as part of his plans to create ""additional sources"
"Hull Thunder The Hull Thunder were a British ice hockey club from Kingston upon Hull, England. Formed in 1999, it competed in the now defunct British National League playing its home games at Humberside Ice Arena (since renamed the Hull Arena). The club replaced the Humberside Seahawks, which existed from 1988 until 1999. The team ran into financial problems in 2001 and was bought. After a promising pre-season, the team under the new owners again ran into financial trouble, resulting in it finishing the 2002 season without any imports. A new team was formed in 2003 called Hull Stingrays, which"
"played the majority of its time in the Elite Ice Hockey League before folding in 2015. The Hull Stingrays were quickly replaced by the Hull Pirates and debuted in the 2015-16 English Premier Ice Hockey League. Hull Thunder The Hull Thunder were a British ice hockey club from Kingston upon Hull, England. Formed in 1999, it competed in the now defunct British National League playing its home games at Humberside Ice Arena (since renamed the Hull Arena). The club replaced the Humberside Seahawks, which existed from 1988 until 1999. The team ran into financial problems in 2001 and was bought."
"the stadium on 1 July 2017. List of test, league and International tournament matches played at KCOM Stadium since its opening in 2002. KCOM Stadium The KCOM Stadium (also known as the Hull City Stadium due to UEFA sponsorship regulations) is a multi-purpose facility in the city of Kingston upon Hull, England. The stadium was previously called the KC Stadium, but was renamed as part of a major rebrand by the stadium's sponsors, telecommunications provider KCOM, on 4 April 2016. Conceived in the late 1990s, it was completed in 2002 at a cost of approximately £44 million. The stadium is"
"Wembley Stadium, with Hull native Dean Windass scoring the winning goal. Their ascent from the bottom division of the Football League to the top division of English football in just five seasons is the third-fastest ever. Despite being one of the favourites for relegation in the 2008–09 season, Hull began life in the Premier League by beating Fulham 2–1 on the opening day in their first ever top flight fixture. With only one defeat in their opening nine games, including away wins at Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, Hull City found themselves (temporarily) joint-top of the Premier League table on points"
"Hull United A.F.C. Hull United A.F.C. is a football club based in Hull, England. They play at the Steve Prescott Centre having formerly played at Dene Park and KC Lightstream Stadium. They were members of Division One of the Northern Counties East League after they were granted promotion from the Humber Premier League in the 2014–15 season, only to be demoted after just a single season. They are currently members of the . The club was formed in 2005 as St Andrews Police Club, and were founder members of Division One of the Humber Premier League. In 2007–08 the club"
"hub, in the European Super League competition is Hull FC, and Hull Kingston Rovers, alongside the city's football club Hull City A.F.C., play at the KCOM Stadium. Also in Super League are Hull Kingston Rovers, who play at KCOM Craven Park Stadium in East Hull, following promotion from the Rugby League Championship in 2017. There are also several lower league teams in the city, such as East Hull, West Hull, Hull Dockers and Hull Isberg, who all play in the National Conference League. Rugby union is catered for by Hull Ionians who play at Brantingham Park. and Hull RUFC who"
"to Austria. The Tigers had a pre-season training camp in Portugal from 6 July 2015. On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the season were announced. As a result of Hull finishing in fourth place in the Championship they qualified for the Football League play-offs. In the play-off semi finals Hull played against fifth placed team Derby County over two legs. The first leg was held on 14 May 2016 at Derby's Pride Park. Hull's top scorer Abel Hernández was the first to score with a strike from 25 yards after half an hour. This was followed 10 minutes later"
"player Motu Tony becomes the new director of football, replacing outgoing director Shaun McRae. In 2016 a promising beginning to the season was crushed with a 46-6 loss to Widnes. After this coach Lee Radford was locked out of the changing room. After this Hull endured a 10-game winning streak and finished on top of the Super League Table. Hull FC finally won at Wembley in 2016 with a win over Warrington in the Challenge Cup.(Which they followed up the next season to defeat Wigan to retain the trophy) After this Victory Hull ended their season by Finishing 3rd in"